Referring classes or groups to
Career Services for assignments

Handshakes
matter in the
job search!

Thank you for your interest in developing your students' job search skills! If you wish to refer a group of students to Career
Services, whether for individual appointments or for walk-in advising,
including resume critiques, or for visits related to class assignments, please call us first, at least two weeks in advance, to discuss
required preparation by your students.

Whom to call:
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If you have a working relationship with one of our staff members, please contact her/him!
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Otherwise, please contact Amy McPherson, amcphers@vt.edu, 231-6241.

Our desires are to work with you and to assist your students. We have, and encourage, relationships with faculty and
staff in which we plan the timing of your students' visits so that we can accomodate them (knowing number of students expected,
and planning sufficient time for us to see them). By calling us well in advance, we can work together to best meet the
needs of our students with our existing resources. Thank you!

Student preparation required for resume/cover letter critiques:

Students who seek our advising services for reviews of resumes, cover letters, reference lists,
or other documents, whether of their own initiative or because of a class assignment, are strongly encouraged to read and use the materials developed for
them on these topics prior to visiting our office. They may read and use these hard copy or online resources:

Resume writing workshops are held each semester. Details on events calendar.

Read INSIDE the
Career Planning Guide!

Preparation is truly beneficial because resume reviews are to help each individual student fine-tune her/his resume. Students who come to our walk-in advising service are assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
We can best serve well-prepared students with conversation focused on their individual situations and career interests.

Getting copies of the Career Planning Guide for your students

If you would like to arrange delivery (campus mail) or to pick up copies of the Career Planning Guide to distribute
to your students, please call us at 231-6241. We're happy to work with you on this.
More info; online version.

If you would like all students in a class to have practice interviews, Interview Stream is ideal for this purpose. • Online interview practice tool. • Available 24/7/365.• For anyone with a Virginia Tech PID  students, alumni, faculty and staff.
• Internet access and a webcam are needed to use Interview Stream. •Use it now! No need to wait, consult us, schedule, or ask permission!
After recording practice interviews, students can e-mail access to others for critiques, which could be done individually, or in the classroom setting.All the details about Interview Stream.

2. Appointments available by advance arrangement:

If you wish to require all students in a class to have an in-person mock interview, please call us first, at least two weeks in advance, to discuss
your goals and needs and the number of students involved, and preparation by your students. We look forward to working with you to determine the best means and timing to meet your students' needs. Your contact point for arranging mock interviews for a class/group is Ali Woodworth, aliw@vt.edu, 231-6241.